“A permanent peace cannot be prepared by threats but only by the honest attempt to create a mutual trust. However strong national armaments may be, they do not create military security for any nation nor do they guarantee the maintenance of peace.” MayWarStrongNationsPeaceHonestSecurityMilitaryThreatPreparedPermanentGuaranteesMutualBe PreparedMaintenanceArmamentMutual Trust Author:Albert Einstein
“Personal prudence, even when dictated by quite other than selfish considerations, surely is no special virtue in a military man; while an excessive love of glory, impassioning a less burning impulse, the honest sense of duty, is the first.” MenFirstsVirtueSpecialHonestMilitaryDutyGlorySelfishBurningImpulseConsiderationPrudenceMilitary ManExcessive Love Book:Billy Budd Source: Billy Budd
“He was a superb military officer but he was also an extraordinarily gifted politician. That he was an unusually open, honest and no-nonsense politician did not make him unsuited for the profession, only uncommon. In uniform and in politics Barry's purpose was always the defense of freedom. And nobody before or since managed the task more ably or more colorfully than Barry Goldwater.” PurposeHonestMilitaryPoliticianTasksDefenseProfessionNonsenseOfficersUniformsGiftedUncommonSuperbNo Nonsense Author:John McCain